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a pentagon warns 800,000 employees will have to and federalleave cut inrs will taka 20% for six months. flying will be a little tougher. long lines at the airport, avel delays. wt to be careful what you eat. food safety inspectors will be effected. fbi and other law enforcent will ta a hit. salary for members of congress is safe. they say nonone of this was to happen. >> it was never meant to become unimplemented policy. they face a simple choice. they willing to compromise, protectct vital investments in education, health care, national curity, and all the jobs that depend on them? would rather put hundreds of jobs and our economy at risk to protect a few tax loopholesst benefit the biggest corporatns and wealthy americans? that's the choice. the sequeration was nev as jayo be implemented, carney says, why wasn't implend? the president is the one guy all this andabove he's just playing politics. >> are we having fun yet? we are not. is a sense off sleepwalking towards march 1st. republicans are making a serious political mistake to be on the substance of the issue. they are underestim
a pentagon warns 800,000 employees will have to and federalleave cut inrs will taka 20% for six months. flying will be a little tougher. long lines at the airport, avel delays. wt to be careful what you eat. food safety inspectors will be effected. fbi and other law enforcent will ta a hit. salary for members of congress is safe. they say nonone of this was to happen. >> it was never meant to become unimplemented policy. they face a simple choice. they willing to compromise, protectct...
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chuck hagel seems perfect for the pentagon. a former republican senator from nebraska. some conservatives say he is not strong enough supporter of israel, even though he voted many times to send billions of dollars there. >> i will do my best for our country, for those i represent at the pentagon, and for all of our citizens. >> john brennan is a long time administration officials who spent 25 years in the cia. >> i will make my mission to ensure the cia has the tools it needs to keep our nation safe and that its work always reflects the liberties, the freedoms, and the values we hold dear. >> but he is controversial, too. he has been the public face of the legality of drone strike spread >> he understands we are a nation of laws. in moments of debates and decisions, he asks the tough questions and he insists on a rigorous standards. >> four years ago, john brennan had to pull his name out of consideration because liberals did not think he had done enough to dissociate himself from the bush administration interrogation policies. now this nomination and not of chuck hage
chuck hagel seems perfect for the pentagon. a former republican senator from nebraska. some conservatives say he is not strong enough supporter of israel, even though he voted many times to send billions of dollars there. >> i will do my best for our country, for those i represent at the pentagon, and for all of our citizens. >> john brennan is a long time administration officials who spent 25 years in the cia. >> i will make my mission to ensure the cia has the tools it needs...
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the pentagon made an announcement they would open up occupational specialties including confidantes to women. do you plan to try to block all or some of that plan? >> no. we have a process. i met with the undersecretary yesterday morning. the senate armed services committee can look incrementally as they make these changes. we can either talk them out of it or introduce legislation. if something that we do not know yet what they will come out with and they hear from the service chiefs, we will see what is reasonable. we will use our own judgment. i caution people who are hysterical about this. let's wait and see what they do. we will stop the bad stuff. >> the defense cemetery has said any exceptions will have to get approved by him. the implication is there are going to move fairly dramatically in this direction. do you have any concerns right now about what they have said so far about basically opening up all of these specialities to women? >> if they do that, they're going to have a fight on their hands. we do have that responsibility. if it means introducing legislation, that is on
the pentagon made an announcement they would open up occupational specialties including confidantes to women. do you plan to try to block all or some of that plan? >> no. we have a process. i met with the undersecretary yesterday morning. the senate armed services committee can look incrementally as they make these changes. we can either talk them out of it or introduce legislation. if something that we do not know yet what they will come out with and they hear from the service chiefs, we...
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take it over to the pentagon or give it to a jag. what you're really doing is maybe, and there is my fear, maybe telling that lieutenant colonel or that colonel or what have you, that captain, that this is not his or her problem. that someone else will take care of it. when that happens, i think we'll see a lot worse cases than the ones that we have right now. so i'm really not for puck that out although i believe that secretary hagel did a great thing when he said, we're not, we're going to take it away in some places in the chain of command on final say. so i think a hybrid might be good in this particular case. >> and congresswoman, your new bill talks about basically having an investigative arm that would deal with these type of retaliation that s.e. was rt roing. what do you say though to critics who feel that that isn't where the focus should be. that there is finally some overdue momentum to move it to the civilian courts. and some say this bill seems like perhaps a watered down alternative. >> well, i would say that there are
take it over to the pentagon or give it to a jag. what you're really doing is maybe, and there is my fear, maybe telling that lieutenant colonel or that colonel or what have you, that captain, that this is not his or her problem. that someone else will take care of it. when that happens, i think we'll see a lot worse cases than the ones that we have right now. so i'm really not for puck that out although i believe that secretary hagel did a great thing when he said, we're not, we're going to...
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defense secretary chuck hagel paid his respects and announced late today that the pentagon had found a fix to the problem. bull there are new signs of more troue coming, this time for veterans. we have two reports tonight, starting with abc's senior national correspondent, jim avila. >> reporter: poignant images of shutdown day nine, a lone patriotic volunteer mowing the lawn and trimming trees in front of lincoln in advance of a weekend veterans convention. while at dover air force base, the shutdown hits america's bravest, fallen heroes. 26 killed in action in afghanistan or on military bases at home since the shutdown. their families denied the $100,000 so-called death gratuity. the four heroes brought home today all killed over the weekend in an ied attack. sergeant patrick c. hawkins of carlisle, pennsylvania, sergeant joseph peters of springfield, missouri, private first class cody j. patterson philomath, oregon and first lieutenant jennifer m. moreno, of san diego, her friends and family forced to raise money to pay for her funeral. >> she sacrificed for the country, for her f
defense secretary chuck hagel paid his respects and announced late today that the pentagon had found a fix to the problem. bull there are new signs of more troue coming, this time for veterans. we have two reports tonight, starting with abc's senior national correspondent, jim avila. >> reporter: poignant images of shutdown day nine, a lone patriotic volunteer mowing the lawn and trimming trees in front of lincoln in advance of a weekend veterans convention. while at dover air force base,...
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watch what happens and we lose a lot of pentagon jobs. a lot of people out of work. stop by and stores closed, supporting organizations and some contractors are out of work. who gets blamed, president or republicans in congress? >> in the end i think the president. we americans under this habit of thinking i think the presidents have too much -- deserve too much for a good economy and too much blame for a bad economy. what a president does is pretty important but not as important as sometimes other factors. chris: if we have a shutdown or second recession or something like it, double dip, who gets hurt? >> republicans believe your theory, michael, it's the president. the buck stops with him. fundamentally -- >> chris: he's the one scared of this sequester more than anybody it seems. >> but at the same time they also know this is a republican party with the 24% approval rating going against a president with the 50-something percent approval rating. when it's the battle of the bully pulpit versus people with a 24% approval rating, bully pulpit can be very effective. ch
watch what happens and we lose a lot of pentagon jobs. a lot of people out of work. stop by and stores closed, supporting organizations and some contractors are out of work. who gets blamed, president or republicans in congress? >> in the end i think the president. we americans under this habit of thinking i think the presidents have too much -- deserve too much for a good economy and too much blame for a bad economy. what a president does is pretty important but not as important as...
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board government spending cuts set to take affect in less than two weeks. 46 billion to that from the pentagon. 10,000 teachers could be laid off. a reduction of boarder agents. longer waits on airport security lines. hold a meeting tuesday to outline what the cuts could do to their respective counties. chuck hagel's nomination remains up in the air. republicans delayed a confirmation vote. questioned how the white house questioned the deadly attack which had nothing to do with chuck hagel. even though he does not think hage l is qualified, he will be confirmed. another vote expected after con-- >>> several gun and ammunition companies are threatening to leave if new strict laws are put into place. a ban of magazines that include more than 15 rounds. a gun tax on all purchases. a ban on private sale of firearms and instituting you know vicious al background checks. >> over 200 jobs in assembly shipping design and headquarters facilities. and 400 or even more in our supplier's subcontractors throughout colorado. >> final action on all four measures are expected in the colorado state house today
board government spending cuts set to take affect in less than two weeks. 46 billion to that from the pentagon. 10,000 teachers could be laid off. a reduction of boarder agents. longer waits on airport security lines. hold a meeting tuesday to outline what the cuts could do to their respective counties. chuck hagel's nomination remains up in the air. republicans delayed a confirmation vote. questioned how the white house questioned the deadly attack which had nothing to do with chuck hagel....
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. >> chuck hagel andhe battle for the pentagon. >> the good ws is, for the first timen many years republican and democrats seem ready to tackle this problem together. >> the immigration problem. has somebody been reading exit polls? >> too many children are dying. too many children. >> also, the fight over guns. >> law-abiding gun owners will not accept blame for the acts of violence or deranged criminals. >> and the word on hillary in 2016. ll she or won't she? >> i have no pls to run. >> thursday was not a good day for chucuck hagel, president obama's choice to be his next def ense secretary. his old pal and fellow vietnam veteran john mccain jump all over him for opposing the surge in iraq. >> were you correct or incorrect when you said that th surge would be the most dangerous foreign policy blunder in this country sincecorrect or incorrect? yes or no? >> my reference to -- >> are you going to answer the question? the questions, were you right or wrong? that is a pretty sime question. i would like for you to answer right or wrong, then you are free to elaborate. >> i am nott going to giv
. >> chuck hagel andhe battle for the pentagon. >> the good ws is, for the first timen many years republican and democrats seem ready to tackle this problem together. >> the immigration problem. has somebody been reading exit polls? >> too many children are dying. too many children. >> also, the fight over guns. >> law-abiding gun owners will not accept blame for the acts of violence or deranged criminals. >> and the word on hillary in 2016. ll she or...
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the pentagon says it needs chuck hagel as soon as possible. >> this is a ridiculous way to run a budget show. we have been shouting at from the rooftops for a very long time. >> he will be sworn in as defense secretary wednesday morning. he is not getting much -- he will go from being the subject of intense congressional discussion and debate to trying to influence them. >> i want to make you aware of the developing story out of afghanistan. gov. has confirmed that 11 police officers and six civilians were killed at a checkpoint overnight. police launched an investigation and have detained two men who they say poisoned the people at the checkpoint. that story just breaking. we are looking into>> pope benes concluded his final appearance in st. peter's square as the roman catholic pope. 50,000 people crammed into the square. he is the first pope in 600 years to resign. a two-day summit has concluded with the decision to hold more talks in istanbul. the west believes that iran possible nuclear program is aimed at creating a bomb. chuck hagel has been confirmed as the new u.s. defense secr
the pentagon says it needs chuck hagel as soon as possible. >> this is a ridiculous way to run a budget show. we have been shouting at from the rooftops for a very long time. >> he will be sworn in as defense secretary wednesday morning. he is not getting much -- he will go from being the subject of intense congressional discussion and debate to trying to influence them. >> i want to make you aware of the developing story out of afghanistan. gov. has confirmed that 11 police...
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it's a move that plays politics with the pentagon, a move to stop debate and failed confirmation 58-40. it is the first time a defense secretary nominee has needed to clear 60 votes. the move is likely to further strain partisan tensions less than a month into president obama's second term. >> my expectation and hope is that chuck hagel, who richly deserves to get a vote on the floor of the senate will be confirmed as our defense secretary. it's just unfortunate that this kind of politics intrudes at a time when i'm still presiding over a war in afghanistan. >> there are still questions outstanding. i believe that senators have the right to have those questions answered. >> some senators say they want to examine information regarding u.s. consulate attack in benghazi. some say after next week's recess, though, hagel will be ultimately confirmed. >>> during a live streaming google hangout chat thursday president obama defended his administration's use of drones in the war on terror insisting everything the government has done is legal. he did admit the public should know more about how
it's a move that plays politics with the pentagon, a move to stop debate and failed confirmation 58-40. it is the first time a defense secretary nominee has needed to clear 60 votes. the move is likely to further strain partisan tensions less than a month into president obama's second term. >> my expectation and hope is that chuck hagel, who richly deserves to get a vote on the floor of the senate will be confirmed as our defense secretary. it's just unfortunate that this kind of politics...
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but first, an exclusive interview with deputy defense secretary ash carter a week after the pentagon issued guidance to propair for as much as $50 billion in automatic cuts this year unless congress approving the deficit reduction package and new spending measures by april. hiring has been frozen and travel and training reduced and civilian worker furloughs and may follow. the guidelines came days before lawmakers edged toward a compromise to avert the so- called fiscal cliff. house republicans agreeing to suspend the debt ceiling in exchange for senate democrats agreeing to pass a budget. all this comes as deputy -- as defense secretary leon panetta prepares to retire and former nebraska senator chuck hagel awaits senate confirmation to take his place. carter served for more than two years as the defense acquisition chief where he drove acquisition logistics and efficiency reforms becoming deputy secretary in october 2011. dr. carter great to have you back. >> thanks, good to be here with you vago. >> something that's been making headlines is secretary panetta changing the guidance
but first, an exclusive interview with deputy defense secretary ash carter a week after the pentagon issued guidance to propair for as much as $50 billion in automatic cuts this year unless congress approving the deficit reduction package and new spending measures by april. hiring has been frozen and travel and training reduced and civilian worker furloughs and may follow. the guidelines came days before lawmakers edged toward a compromise to avert the so- called fiscal cliff. house republicans...
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secretary is stalled by republican senators who say they don't know enough about the man heading for the pentagon. live from our new center here in moscow this is an r.t. with the online on the screen twenty four hours a day picture this it's eight fifty one in the morning in a mid-sized city east of the urals when the sky is lit up by the fiery part of a meteorite about to smash into its final resting place here on earth in this case in the middle of russia well as you can see we've got spectacular firsthand footage from those who witnessed the dramatic arrival and this is just some of it here we have for you on r.t. . joins us live now from the affected region. clearly a terrifying experience for those people where you now tell us what exactly happened today you can hear me there well it looks as if we are having a few communication problems that you can hear me it's bill here live in moscow can you hear me. going to hear me now i think we'll have to leave it will see if we can get back to our correspondent go to prison all of a little later in the meantime we'll give you more details of this m
secretary is stalled by republican senators who say they don't know enough about the man heading for the pentagon. live from our new center here in moscow this is an r.t. with the online on the screen twenty four hours a day picture this it's eight fifty one in the morning in a mid-sized city east of the urals when the sky is lit up by the fiery part of a meteorite about to smash into its final resting place here on earth in this case in the middle of russia well as you can see we've got...
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. >> the pentagon has announced it will deploy advanced missile defense system to the island of guam as a precaution to strengthen regional defense posture. the show of might is meant to deter north korean. today the north says it has given final approval to launch a merciless strikes on the u.s. , possibly with nuclear weapons. >> they have nuclear capacity. ratcheted up bellicose dangerous rhetoric and some of the actions they have taken over the last few weeks, it presents a real and clear danger. crisis, the 29- year-old who dictator, kim jong un. hiss determined to ensure regime's survival. we were given are rare glimpse inside north korea a year ago. the country struggles to feed its people. now and has defied sanctions. it released a carefully staged photo. the map shows a plan for missile rockets even though the cannot reach out far. imagining what the attack would do. all of this is his way of warning americans not to attempt regime change. many feel they have heard it before. after 20 years of nuclear threats, mostnd now ignore it. >> things like this have happened quite of
. >> the pentagon has announced it will deploy advanced missile defense system to the island of guam as a precaution to strengthen regional defense posture. the show of might is meant to deter north korean. today the north says it has given final approval to launch a merciless strikes on the u.s. , possibly with nuclear weapons. >> they have nuclear capacity. ratcheted up bellicose dangerous rhetoric and some of the actions they have taken over the last few weeks, it presents a real...
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and here is something interesting, the dire predictions about sequester, they are not here, and the pentagon furloughed workers six days and not the 22 that had been advertised and the dow is up 3,000 points since the last debt debacle. >> it's a head wind for the overall economy. there are many people in the washington, d.c. region laid off and fired or furloughed, whatever, and on a personal level it affected a lot of people, and the problem, christine, in all likelihood without a deal, which is looking pretty unlikely, we are going to have sequester for still another year. >> still another year. and here we are, possibly on the verge of a possible attack on syria, and congress and the president will be fighting over whether we should pay our bills. doesn't it make us look petty in the eyes of the world? >> you would think so. it's going to be a very rocky fall in my opinion for the markets. you have instability in the middle east, and the whole side issue of iran may be getting angry if it's ally is attacked and not having talks on the nuclear program, and you have the federal reserve may
and here is something interesting, the dire predictions about sequester, they are not here, and the pentagon furloughed workers six days and not the 22 that had been advertised and the dow is up 3,000 points since the last debt debacle. >> it's a head wind for the overall economy. there are many people in the washington, d.c. region laid off and fired or furloughed, whatever, and on a personal level it affected a lot of people, and the problem, christine, in all likelihood without a deal,...
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we have details from our pentagon correspondent barbara starr. >> reporter: another embarrassment for the u.s. military. this time at fort campbell, kentucky, home of the 101th airborne division of the officer in charge of sexual assault prevention was removed from his job after being arrested for violating a protective order to stay away from his estranged wife. >> this is major haas. >> reporter: he had september greetings to his wife while serving in 2010. the incident came to light just hours after president obama met with top brass about sexual assaults in the military. >> there is no silver bullet to solving this problem. this is going to require a sustained effort over a long period of time. >> reporter: the fort campbell firing was the third in two weeks of personnel assigned to military sexual assault prevention jobs. at ft. hood, texas, sergeant first class is under criminal investigation by the army for pandering, a pentagon official says he may have forced someone into prostitution. other allegations, abusive sexual contact and maltreatment of subordinates. and last week a
we have details from our pentagon correspondent barbara starr. >> reporter: another embarrassment for the u.s. military. this time at fort campbell, kentucky, home of the 101th airborne division of the officer in charge of sexual assault prevention was removed from his job after being arrested for violating a protective order to stay away from his estranged wife. >> this is major haas. >> reporter: he had september greetings to his wife while serving in 2010. the incident came...
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because of the sequester this year by law the pentagon has to cut roughly seven point eight percent out of most of their programs including military aid to israel but for next year. the pentagon can boost funding for specific programs like iron dome and cushion them before the next round of sequester cuts kicks in in two thousand and fourteen and in his confirmation hearing the fence secretary chuck hagel had to promise to fully support iron dome. last year iron dome more than proved itself as missiles from gaza continually headed towards israel. in december ranking member inhofe and i successfully pushed for full funding of the us israel co-operative missile defense systems will you personally support robust funding for iran i fully support and will continue to fully support . iron dome and aero and they would sling in two thousand and eleven the pentagon handed over two hundred four million dollars to israel for iron dome than additional seventy million in two thousand and twelve and this year two hundred eleven million dollars is a lot of for iron dome although that's object to t
because of the sequester this year by law the pentagon has to cut roughly seven point eight percent out of most of their programs including military aid to israel but for next year. the pentagon can boost funding for specific programs like iron dome and cushion them before the next round of sequester cuts kicks in in two thousand and fourteen and in his confirmation hearing the fence secretary chuck hagel had to promise to fully support iron dome. last year iron dome more than proved itself as...
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. >>> the white house said it's a move that plays politics with the pentagon. senate republicans blocking at least temporarily the nomination of chuck hagel to be secretary of defense. the motion to move toward a final vote failed 58-40. it's the first time a defense secretary naum he nominee has needed to clear 60 votes. the move is likely to further strain partisan tensions less than a month into president obama's second term. >> my expectation and hope is that chuck hagel who richly deserves to get a vote on the floor of the senate will be confirmed as our defense secretary. it's just unfortunate that this kind of politics intrudes at a time when i'm still presiding over a war in afghanistan. >> there's still questions outstanding. i believe that senators have the right to have those questions answered. >> some senators say they want to examine information regarding the u.s. consulate attack in benghazi. majority leader harry reid plans to bring up the matter when congress returns from recess at the end of the month. >>> during a live streaming google hangou
. >>> the white house said it's a move that plays politics with the pentagon. senate republicans blocking at least temporarily the nomination of chuck hagel to be secretary of defense. the motion to move toward a final vote failed 58-40. it's the first time a defense secretary naum he nominee has needed to clear 60 votes. the move is likely to further strain partisan tensions less than a month into president obama's second term. >> my expectation and hope is that chuck hagel who...
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most generals and admirals at the pentagon expect north korea to do another ballistic missile test of some time. how should the u.s. responds? if years ago he wrote an op-ed same the north koreans put a ballistic missile on the launch pad and we should take it out before they fire. we need a harder line to discourage this behavior. how should the u.s. respond? i do not want to second- guess. the commander in chief will make the decision. did the military will give him options. i am not the president. i do not have that ability. i do not want to get out in front of any decisions that he might make. i do think, and i have said this before, our whole posture and around the world. the we have to be very careful about setting red line and moving them and moving them. past.as happened in the when you do that, you encourage people to move forward. i compared nations to individuals. i wish is meeting with some of our top military leaders. have rear any of them children. they all had. ever push children do. they all do. that is human nature. e pushed until you get stopped. -- you pushed until
most generals and admirals at the pentagon expect north korea to do another ballistic missile test of some time. how should the u.s. responds? if years ago he wrote an op-ed same the north koreans put a ballistic missile on the launch pad and we should take it out before they fire. we need a harder line to discourage this behavior. how should the u.s. respond? i do not want to second- guess. the commander in chief will make the decision. did the military will give him options. i am not the...
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nbc's tracie potts is live in washington this morning with more on how his pentagon and cia nominations could prompt the next big fight on capitol hill. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. we're already seeing democrats and republicans here with concerns about hagel. john brennan, protests by aclu and others on that nomination. protests outside the white house questioning whether john brennan spoke out loudly enough against controversial interrogation tactics. that's why brennan dropped out last time he was considered to head the cia. this time, he's courting both sides. >> although i consider myself neither a republican nor a democrat, i very much look forward to working closely with those on both sides of the aisle. >> reporter: but brennan's confirmation may not be as tough as chuck hagel's for secretary of defense. >> president, i'll give you my honest and most informed consens consensus. >> reporter: he has backed cuts at the pentagon. >> as a successful businessman, he also knows as we have tough fiscal choices we have to do so wisely. >> reporter: republican
nbc's tracie potts is live in washington this morning with more on how his pentagon and cia nominations could prompt the next big fight on capitol hill. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. we're already seeing democrats and republicans here with concerns about hagel. john brennan, protests by aclu and others on that nomination. protests outside the white house questioning whether john brennan spoke out loudly enough against controversial interrogation tactics. that's...
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gwen: the president's pentagon choice finds hit -- his worst enemies in his own party. covering the week, david wessel of "the wall street journal." vaughn johnson of national joran. kirn tumulty of the national post and doyle mcmanus of the national times. >> award-winning reporting and nanls -- analysis, covering history as it happens. live in our nation's capital, this is "washington week with gwen ifill and national journal." corporate funding for "washington week" is provided by -- >> this rock has never stood still. since 1875 we've been there for our clients through good times and bad. when their needs changed we were there to meet them. through the years from insurance to investment management from real estate to retirement solutions, we've deneded pew ideas for the financial challenges ahead. this rock has never stood still, and that's one thing that will never change. prudential. >> additional corporate funding for "washington week" is provided by boeing. additional funding is provided by the annenberg foundation, the corporation for public broadcasting and by
gwen: the president's pentagon choice finds hit -- his worst enemies in his own party. covering the week, david wessel of "the wall street journal." vaughn johnson of national joran. kirn tumulty of the national post and doyle mcmanus of the national times. >> award-winning reporting and nanls -- analysis, covering history as it happens. live in our nation's capital, this is "washington week with gwen ifill and national journal." corporate funding for "washington...
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all eyes are on the pentagon right now. we're expecting chuck hagel and martin dempsey to take their seats in those chairs right there. in light of the shooting on monday, this will not be a typical briefing. there will be questions on how the shooter was able to get a security clearance, we'll keep an eye on that. >>> the housing market continues to show steady improvement. the government showing construction of new homes increased last month, driven by a surge in single-family homes. supply shortages are keeping builders busy. the housing market has been bouncing back from a long slump, but that doesn't mean buying is easy. natasha takes you to dade county. >>> this newly built modern abode along the bay is ready for the taking if you have $35 million. whether you are a part of the 1% or the 99%, buyers in miami dade county are facing fierce competition. >> it's hot, getting hotter, and hopefully will get to a sizzle. >> reporter: these two have already been burned six times last year. they are looking to buy their first
all eyes are on the pentagon right now. we're expecting chuck hagel and martin dempsey to take their seats in those chairs right there. in light of the shooting on monday, this will not be a typical briefing. there will be questions on how the shooter was able to get a security clearance, we'll keep an eye on that. >>> the housing market continues to show steady improvement. the government showing construction of new homes increased last month, driven by a surge in single-family homes....
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secretary is stalled by republican senators who say they don't know enough about the man heading for the pentagon. live from our new center here in moscow this is r.t. with the online on the screen twenty four hours a day picture this it's eight fifty one in the morning in a mid-sized city east of the urals when the sky is lit up by the fiery path of a meteorite about to smash into its final resting place here on earth in this case in the middle of russia well as you can see we've got spectacular firsthand footage from those who witnessed the dramatic arrival and this is just some of it here we have for you on r.t. and r.t. your piskun of joins us live now from the affected region you've got clearly a terrifying experience for those people where you are now tell us what exactly happened today you can hear me there well it looks as if we are having a few communication problems that you can hear me it's all here live in moscow can you hear me. going to hear me now i think we'll have to leave it we'll see if we can get back to our correspondent go to prison all of a little later in the meantime we'l
secretary is stalled by republican senators who say they don't know enough about the man heading for the pentagon. live from our new center here in moscow this is r.t. with the online on the screen twenty four hours a day picture this it's eight fifty one in the morning in a mid-sized city east of the urals when the sky is lit up by the fiery path of a meteorite about to smash into its final resting place here on earth in this case in the middle of russia well as you can see we've got...
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playing defense, president obama's choice to lead the pentagon gets a grilling from his former colleagues. >> to my reference to the surge -- >> were you right or wrong? lts out america's national anthem to prove she has the pipes to do it live. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. tonight, syria and iran are threatening to retaliate for an israeli air strike inside of syrian territory. the attack took place in the early hours of wednesday morning outside of damascus. the target was believed to be a convoy carrying anti-aircraft weapons bound for hezbollah. we have reports on how this could further inflame the region. >> the explosions are recorded by steering activists seem more powerful than anything the rebels could do. there is a different account of what happens. the government said that planes bombed a military research center between damascus and the lebanese border. they said two people were killed in the raid. u.s. officials say that jets bomb a convoy carrying anti aircraft missiles. >> you will not allow and we will prevent any attacks fo
playing defense, president obama's choice to lead the pentagon gets a grilling from his former colleagues. >> to my reference to the surge -- >> were you right or wrong? lts out america's national anthem to prove she has the pipes to do it live. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. tonight, syria and iran are threatening to retaliate for an israeli air strike inside of syrian territory. the attack took place in the early hours of wednesday...
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too quick to subject cuts at the pentagon. meantime, the current defense secretary leon panetta is making history on the way out the door. joining me now, retired u.s. army general stanley mcchrystal is the former commander in afghanistan. and former cia director and retired u.s. air force general michael hayden. i'm the only one without a military title this morning. i want to start out with chuck hagel because he's what's top on the minds of the pentagon. from what you know of chuck hagel, and he would be the first enlisted man ever to run the pentagon. the first vietnam vet, from what you know, what sort of reception would he get from the military? >> i think it would be fine. i know senator hagel, he was on my oversight committee when i was in the intelligence community. he was a member, and this is not a universal condition, he was a member that you could talk to, have an honest dialogue, not necessarily disagree. you can always speak with him and frankly given my time in uniform, that's a tremendous attribute. i actually
too quick to subject cuts at the pentagon. meantime, the current defense secretary leon panetta is making history on the way out the door. joining me now, retired u.s. army general stanley mcchrystal is the former commander in afghanistan. and former cia director and retired u.s. air force general michael hayden. i'm the only one without a military title this morning. i want to start out with chuck hagel because he's what's top on the minds of the pentagon. from what you know of chuck hagel,...
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pentagon officials confirm the target was abu anas al liby, wanted by the u.s. for more than a decade. he had a $5 million bounty on its head. libya this morning is asking u.s. provide answers about the capture of that suspect in tripoli. >> kenya - offering a clearer picture of those who carried out the attack on the mall. video showed four men carrying ak had -- ak-47s, contradicting information that 10 to 15 were involved. >> david crane, a professor of law joins us to talk about this. libya is demanding an explanation for what they are calling the kidnapping of one of their citizens. do they have legal standing at all in the international community? >> it's interesting. it's a matter of perspective. libya is a sovereign nation, and an individual under their sovereignty. we had the united states enter the sovereignty and seize the individual. the libyans feel it was a breach of sovereignty and demanded an explanation. from the united states perspective is that we have an individual who has been indicted for tax on american citizens in tansania, an individual
pentagon officials confirm the target was abu anas al liby, wanted by the u.s. for more than a decade. he had a $5 million bounty on its head. libya this morning is asking u.s. provide answers about the capture of that suspect in tripoli. >> kenya - offering a clearer picture of those who carried out the attack on the mall. video showed four men carrying ak had -- ak-47s, contradicting information that 10 to 15 were involved. >> david crane, a professor of law joins us to talk about...
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and this is the president on his way to the pentagon. there will be a private ceremony there, and it will not be televised. but is the united states becoming more isolationist. >> i think when people don't feel threatened by an overwhelming, they withdraw. the 9/11 threat of the enemy has reseeded. and that's good because the united states has been very effective in preventing another attack. there is anger at president obama, and anger at the failing economy, so all of these things produce a sense that the world beyond our borders is just bad. and i can't help feeling in the syria debate, that it's just a deeper sense of a fear and disgust towards the world. we want it to go away. that's not going to go away. >> miss maller somebody asked me one time is the united states really not liked or do they have bad pr. we go back to 9/11 when the world was behind the united states and then there was iraq. whenever there is an earthquake in haty, it is the united states that responds first -- [ technical difficulties ] we were attacked on septem
and this is the president on his way to the pentagon. there will be a private ceremony there, and it will not be televised. but is the united states becoming more isolationist. >> i think when people don't feel threatened by an overwhelming, they withdraw. the 9/11 threat of the enemy has reseeded. and that's good because the united states has been very effective in preventing another attack. there is anger at president obama, and anger at the failing economy, so all of these things...
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what is the thinking inside the pentagon? because we've talked a lot to the activists trying to change the pentagon. we've talked to lawmakers. what is the thinking inside the pentagon about whether there is a problem and what to do about it? >> they definitely recognize that there is a problem. they say that endlessly. what they're actually not willing to do is the step that you hear congress contemplating which is to take prosecuting sexual assault outside of the chain of command. there would be a sea change for the military. chain of command is everything in the military. as much as hagel has said in his last press conference about this that it remains a top priority of his tenure at the pentagon to remove the stain of sexual assault from the military, it is a step he's not yet contemplated. he's advocating amending article 60 to make it more difficult for officers in the chain of command to reverse sexual assault convictions. but removing prosecutions from the chain of command is really kind of where the rubber meets the
what is the thinking inside the pentagon? because we've talked a lot to the activists trying to change the pentagon. we've talked to lawmakers. what is the thinking inside the pentagon about whether there is a problem and what to do about it? >> they definitely recognize that there is a problem. they say that endlessly. what they're actually not willing to do is the step that you hear congress contemplating which is to take prosecuting sexual assault outside of the chain of command. there...
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and pentagon and spies getting stuck in to these games these fancy games has led to the need to create a de confliction which basically means that there's been so many of them playing that they've had to try and make sure that they're not spying on each other or basically just playing one big washington game of world of warcraft because rather embarrassingly all this lying has led to absolutely nothing so according to the information that we have according to these reports none of this spying has led to any successful counterterrorism operations and it's led to suggestions that. and today it's led to suggestions that it could have all just been an elaborate ploy from some very board g c h q an n.s.a. employees who simply wanted to play computer games out but it is important to note that these leaked documents relate to five years ago so we have simply no way of knowing right now whether or not that spy activity in all these online games whether it's increased or decreased in the n.s.a. has refused to comment on the revelations to see if you said that they can't confirm or deny them but
and pentagon and spies getting stuck in to these games these fancy games has led to the need to create a de confliction which basically means that there's been so many of them playing that they've had to try and make sure that they're not spying on each other or basically just playing one big washington game of world of warcraft because rather embarrassingly all this lying has led to absolutely nothing so according to the information that we have according to these reports none of this spying...
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inside the pentagon. i was wondering if you could provide some insight and guidance that they're releasing regarding sequestration, especially now that things have changed. are you lying guidance? has it come out? if not, when might it be released? >> we are looking at that command and not in a position to give you the timing or content. recognize that we were further along in the process that we were a few months ago. the guidance is out there and remains in effect, which is not to take any steps and anticipates sequestration. i suspect we will want to continue not to take specific steps in anticipation of sequestration. we still want the congress to not let sequestration going to affect. it is very important that the avoid that. we are looking to mike in combat with guidance would be appropriate near term, and i'm not sure when that will be. listen, i wanted thank you for the chance to be here today and for your thoughtful questions and i appreciate your time. thanks. [applause] [inaudible conversations
inside the pentagon. i was wondering if you could provide some insight and guidance that they're releasing regarding sequestration, especially now that things have changed. are you lying guidance? has it come out? if not, when might it be released? >> we are looking at that command and not in a position to give you the timing or content. recognize that we were further along in the process that we were a few months ago. the guidance is out there and remains in effect, which is not to take...
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. >>> chuck hagel, the new defense secretary, will be sworn in at the pentagon, the former republican senator was confirmed by a vote of 58-41. after weeks of delay by senators. >>> hundreds held a vigil in new york city last night on the one-year anniversary of the shooting death of 17-year-old trayvon martin. in sanford, florida. his parents tracy martin and sybina fulton led a moment of silence and actor jamie foxx spoke about what they've gone through. >> everyone out there, all over the world, keep in your prayers this family because it's tough for them because they have to breathe in front of you and that's a tough thing to do when the camera's constantly on you. >>> and in california, the search has been called off for a sailboat that reportedly sank with two adults and two children on board. they found no boat or people and said the distress calls may have been a hoax. >>> turning to stocks on tuesday, experts warn it could be a bumpy road ahead. today, keep an eye on anheuser-busch inbev. the brewery is in hot water ahead of this morning's earnings after numerous lawsuits cla
. >>> chuck hagel, the new defense secretary, will be sworn in at the pentagon, the former republican senator was confirmed by a vote of 58-41. after weeks of delay by senators. >>> hundreds held a vigil in new york city last night on the one-year anniversary of the shooting death of 17-year-old trayvon martin. in sanford, florida. his parents tracy martin and sybina fulton led a moment of silence and actor jamie foxx spoke about what they've gone through. >> everyone...
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i think that the pentagon could cooperate more in supporting us. i was talking about this earlier, you know, when i think back about the stories of jessica lynch and pat tillman. a good place would be to start about not lying about stories that happen. friendly fire, people die in from the fire accidents, and that's horrible, but when lies are told, it will not point disgrace is the owner of the soldiers that have died, but turns the public off from trusting the pentagon. it's a disservice to you and your fellow troops. but i think that beyond not lying, i think there needs to be more openness. this is not a personal complaint because the penness. this is not a personal complaint because the pentagon was very cooperative today, or i would say not uncooperative? [laughter] not hostile? they were pretty good. they let me in bed for a week with the medevac team. i think there's more opportunities for me to tell stories and talk to people. public information officers are very controlling, and i understand why, but that gets in the way of reporters tryi
i think that the pentagon could cooperate more in supporting us. i was talking about this earlier, you know, when i think back about the stories of jessica lynch and pat tillman. a good place would be to start about not lying about stories that happen. friendly fire, people die in from the fire accidents, and that's horrible, but when lies are told, it will not point disgrace is the owner of the soldiers that have died, but turns the public off from trusting the pentagon. it's a disservice to...
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. >> i will do my best for my country and those i represent at the pentagon and for all of my citizens. i will always give you my honest and most informed counsel. >> he served in vietnam twice wounded and twice decorated. he had friends who got their heads blown off. he criticized the handling of the iraq war calling it -- >> the most dangerous foreign policy blunder in this country since vietnam. >> the tv campaign against him started when his nomination was just a rumor. >> chuck hagel is not a responsible option. >> opponents claim he is anti- israeli, even anti-semitic. he once opposed the appointment of an ambassador, criticized -- criticizing him for being openly, aggressively gay. >> good morning. how are you? >> he says critics have distorted his cues. -- his views. >> i like chuck hagel. he is out of the mainstream of thinking on most issues regarding foreign policy. >> he has lined up another conflict with congress. >> for more on today's announcement, i will speak with the chief washington correspondent for the new york times. he is the author of confront and conceal. thank
. >> i will do my best for my country and those i represent at the pentagon and for all of my citizens. i will always give you my honest and most informed counsel. >> he served in vietnam twice wounded and twice decorated. he had friends who got their heads blown off. he criticized the handling of the iraq war calling it -- >> the most dangerous foreign policy blunder in this country since vietnam. >> the tv campaign against him started when his nomination was just a...
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beautiful" at our website abcnews.com/thisweek and now good news to report for the third week in a row the pentagon released no names of service members killed in afghanistan. but there was a reminder of service and sacrifice of our soldiers there on monday president obama awarded the medal of honor to army veteran clint romesha whose son told a bit of the spotlight before the ceremony began. romesha fought back tears as he was presented with the award for leading a charge against taliban fighters who attacked a small outpost in 2009. eight americans died in that battle. we honor the service of romesha and all of those soldiers. and finally, your voice this week, the question comes from yasin who asks "where can i rewatch your programs can." thank you for watching. evi episode issal variable at our website, abcnews.com/thisweek or check out our web only interviews like this morning newt gingrich will be sticking around to answer your questions much that's all for us today. thank you for sharing part of your sunday with us. check out with"world news with d muir" tonight. george will be back next wee
beautiful" at our website abcnews.com/thisweek and now good news to report for the third week in a row the pentagon released no names of service members killed in afghanistan. but there was a reminder of service and sacrifice of our soldiers there on monday president obama awarded the medal of honor to army veteran clint romesha whose son told a bit of the spotlight before the ceremony began. romesha fought back tears as he was presented with the award for leading a charge against taliban...
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and the pentagon even had to reportedly create a special d confliction group in order to stop all the spies from spying on each other or effectively playing one massive washington network game of world of warcraft and perhaps most embarrassing really what we know from the leaked documents is that none of this buying has led to any successful counterterrorism operations which has led to some suggestions online that it could have been an elaborate florrie by board employees that you see h.q. in the n.s.a. to simply play computer games at work but certainly the n.s.a. have said that they can't comment on this said that they can't confirm or deny it but it raises questions once again about the online privacy of game is doesn't come at a good time either today is the day that facebook microsoft google and other large tech companies have written an open letter to the u.s. government asking them to dramatically change their surveillance operations so no matter how you spin it it just doesn't look good when you find out that g c h q and the n.s.a. have been found to be playing world of warcra
and the pentagon even had to reportedly create a special d confliction group in order to stop all the spies from spying on each other or effectively playing one massive washington network game of world of warcraft and perhaps most embarrassing really what we know from the leaked documents is that none of this buying has led to any successful counterterrorism operations which has led to some suggestions online that it could have been an elaborate florrie by board employees that you see h.q. in...
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processing same-sex couples benefits after getting an order from governor mary fallon, despite the pentagon's announcement last month that same-sex spouses of military members are eligible for the same benefits as straight couples. >> stephen: sorry, l.g.b.t. crowd, you got greedy. if you let us keep don't ask, don't tell, nobody would know if your same-sex partner was gay. ( laughter ) now, according to some obscure the u.s. constitution, denying rights to a specific minority group is illegal. so governor fallon is ensuring that all okla-humans are treated equally by ordering state-owned national guard facilities to stop processing all military spouse benefits. now, every oklahoma national guard member will have to travel to a federally run facility to apply for benefits. in some cases, that would be an additional four-hour road trip. it will be fun. you can play a game of eye spy and arbitrary denial of my rights. ( laughter ) now, governor fallon is setting a great precedent here. rather than provide any services for gay people, the government should refuse to provide them for everyone. be
processing same-sex couples benefits after getting an order from governor mary fallon, despite the pentagon's announcement last month that same-sex spouses of military members are eligible for the same benefits as straight couples. >> stephen: sorry, l.g.b.t. crowd, you got greedy. if you let us keep don't ask, don't tell, nobody would know if your same-sex partner was gay. ( laughter ) now, according to some obscure the u.s. constitution, denying rights to a specific minority group is...
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automatic budget cuts but with no agreement in place, 85 billion is set to be cut this year and the pentagon is said to be hit hardest with a $56 billion cut. >>> john mccain believes senator chuck hagel will likely be confirmed a week from today. >> i don't believe he is qualified but i don't believe we should hold up his nomination any folder because it is a reasonable time to have questions answered. >> they say they need more time to have questions answered about senator chuck hagel and john mccain believes the vote should go forward. >>> a family is in shock after their teenage daughter was shot. renee mcfarland was shot just hours after heresies' attended -- her sister attended the president's speech. >> every time think about the way my child died, she didn't deserve it. she did not deserve that. >> police say the teen was visiting family in north chicago when she was shot in an alley. a memorial has been set up in the spot where she lost her life. >> they are warning americans to be careful at one of peru's most favorite site. they announced peruvian terrorists may have time to be co
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he was trying to send a message to a new generation of leaders as the pentagon struggles with how to fix this disturbing problem. nbc white house correspondent kristen welker now joins us with details on this story. good evening to you. >> reporter: ann, good evening to you. president obama told the graduates the culture of sexual assault in the military has to end. he said it's more than a matter of conduct. it's a matter of national security. against a rainy sky president obama used today's graduation speech at the u.s. naval academy to call for higher standards of conduct in the military. >> we need your honor. we need your courage. >> reporter: he urged the future military leaders more than a thousand graduates to end sexual assault in the armed forces. >> those who commit sexual assault not only are committing a crime. they threaten the trust and discipline that makes our military strong. that's why we have to be determined to stop these crimes. >> reporter: the stern words came almost three weeks after a report by the defense department revealed unreported sexual assaults in th
he was trying to send a message to a new generation of leaders as the pentagon struggles with how to fix this disturbing problem. nbc white house correspondent kristen welker now joins us with details on this story. good evening to you. >> reporter: ann, good evening to you. president obama told the graduates the culture of sexual assault in the military has to end. he said it's more than a matter of conduct. it's a matter of national security. against a rainy sky president obama used...
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talking to people in the pentagon, a lot of them would agree with that. the problem is they are halfway through the year. they have not been preparing for this at all. they will have to squeeze all of these cuts into a six-month period. the next six months, it is implemented, it will have an impact. in 2014, it will probably be more manageable. they will be able to choose where they want to make the cuts. host: our guest is marcus weisgerber of "defense news." the first call is from mark from michigan, a democrat. good morning. caller: hello? i was wondering. the money appropriated for hurricane sandy was over $50 billion. the money to be taken away from this is about the same. they are saying the sequestration is so terrible about job loss. how come it has not affected job gains on the east coast in the same amount in the short time they have to spend that money? guest: i read something this morning saying the sandy money is possibly subject to sequestration. there will be significant job loss with a lot of agencies. they say they're could be up to 2 mil
talking to people in the pentagon, a lot of them would agree with that. the problem is they are halfway through the year. they have not been preparing for this at all. they will have to squeeze all of these cuts into a six-month period. the next six months, it is implemented, it will have an impact. in 2014, it will probably be more manageable. they will be able to choose where they want to make the cuts. host: our guest is marcus weisgerber of "defense news." the first call is from...
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i believe there's some sort of strategy here behind the president's choice clearly the pentagon's budget needs to be cut it's bloated and wasteful but democrats who historically have been scared to death to looking soft on defense don't have the courage to do it which might be why the president has picked a republican to oversee the defense budget and hopefully down the road make some smokes needed cuts president is making the calculation that only republican can get away with cutting defense and hence the hagel choice it's called the nixon to china effect only republican richard nixon could have gotten away with visiting communist china the democrat would have been roasted by republicans for doing the same thing that's what i think is happening here sure there's a lot of reasons to be an easy about republican chuck hagel heading up the defense department it might be the only way we can get those much needed defense cuts down the road state to. you or me or your right. to make. sure. you go to school. biological warfare nuclear weapons cyber attacks these are just a few of the things tha
i believe there's some sort of strategy here behind the president's choice clearly the pentagon's budget needs to be cut it's bloated and wasteful but democrats who historically have been scared to death to looking soft on defense don't have the courage to do it which might be why the president has picked a republican to oversee the defense budget and hopefully down the road make some smokes needed cuts president is making the calculation that only republican can get away with cutting defense...